steer
steer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. "No helmsman steers." Tennyson.
- 2.To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily. Where the wind Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail. Milton.
- 3.To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
- 4.A rudder or helm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 5.A helmsman, a pilot. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adolescence
- animal
- beau
- blade
- boar
- boy
- buck
- bull
- bullock
- capon
- chap
- cock
- dog
- drake
- elf
- entire
- est
- fellow
- gaffer
- gander
- gay
- gelding
- gentleman
- goat
- good
- hart
- him
- his
- horse
- husband
- lupus
- male
- man
- manhood
- manly
- married
- masculine
- master
- mister
- non
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is steer.
- What is to direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. "No helmsman steers." Tennyson called?
- What is to be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily. Where the wind Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail. Milton called?
- What is to conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/steer
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